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Foreign aid transformed amid crisis

Maggie Coggan, Monday, 18th May 2020 - Overseas aid charities are scrambling to deliver programs amongst coronavirus chaos Coronavirus restrictions means delivering aid is far harder than it used to be. But aid agencies…

Oxfam staff cuts highlight struggles across foreign aid sector

Maggie Coggan, Monday, 4th May 2020 - The organisation says it is struggling to stay afloat financially amid the outbreak of coronavirus The foreign aid sector has been hit by a tsunami of challenges, sector leaders…

COVID-19 and the Pacific: A race against time

Mat Tinkler, Tuesday, 21st April 2020 - While you sit at home flicking between Netflix and the transfixing flattening of Australia’s corona curve, spare a thought for your neighbours in the Pacific, writes Mat Tinkler,…

Charity merger to keep kids reading during coronavirus

Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 8th April 2020 - There are roughly 250 million children globally missing out on a basic education The global outbreak of COVID-19 means many children across the globe are now learning and reading …

Aid groups call for stronger action to stop kids dying from pneumonia

Luke Michael, Thursday, 30th January 2020 - Last year pneumonia killed one child every 39 seconds Ramping up efforts to fight pneumonia could prevent nearly 9 million child deaths in some of the world’s poorest countries, new…

Aid groups unite for climate action

Maggie Coggan, Tuesday, 21st January 2020 - The charities are calling on the government to step up the climate fight Some of Australia’s biggest charities have joined forces to deliver an urgent climate action plan to the federal…

How are Aussie charities helping in the bushfire crisis?

Luke Michael, Tuesday, 7th January 2020 - Australian charities are working tirelessly to help those in need as fires ravage the country Australia has been gripped by an unprecedented bushfire crisis that has affected more…

NGOs urge Australia to call out human rights violations

Luke Michael, Monday, 28th October 2019 - Global reports say just 4 per cent of the world’s population live in countries that respect free expression and peaceful assembly The aid sector is urging Australia’s foreign policy…

Charities urged to stay vigilant on advocacy rights

Luke Michael, Monday, 16th September 2019 - A former UK charity leader has admitted he resigned from his role so he could more openly criticise government policy, prompting discussion around the state of charitable advocacy…

‘It’s robbing Peter to pay Paul’: NGOs dismayed by aid budget raid

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 14th August 2019 - Australian humanitarian groups are frustrated by the Morrison government’s plan to redirect $500 million from the nation’s shrinking aid budget towards a climate change funding…

Save the Children highlights ‘shocking’ abuses facing kids in Somalia

Luke Michael, Friday, 9th August 2019 - Children in Somalia suffer from one of the highest rates of abduction, recruitment, and conflict-related sexual violence in the world, analysis from Save the Children reveals.…

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